Beauty to Die For

Beauty to Die For

为之而死的美丽

Once upon a time, there lived a young man named Narcissus. He was handsome. In fact, he was the most beautiful man in the world. Narcissus did not know how handsome he was. But his mother did. She worried about him all the time. “ What are you holding in your hand, Mother?” Narcissus pointed at the mirror.

从前，有一个名叫纳西索斯的年轻人。他很帅。事实上，他是世界上最美丽的男人。 纳西索斯不知道他有多帅。但他的母亲做到了。她一直担心他。 “妈妈，你手里拿的是什么?”纳西索斯指着镜子。

“ It is nothing, ” she answered. “ Well, good night then, ” he shrugged. Narcissus’ mother always said to him. “ If you do not look at yourself, you will live a long life. ” But Narcissus wanted to fall in love. “ How can I fall in love if I don’t know what I look like?” he said to himself. Every day Narcissus took long walks in the woods.

“没什么，”她回答说。 “那好，晚安。”他耸了耸肩。 纳西索斯的母亲总是对他说。“如果你不审视自己，你会活得很长。”但纳西索斯想谈恋爱。 如果我不知道自己长什么样，我怎么会恋爱呢？”他自言自语。纳西索斯每天都在树林里散步。

” I wish I could fall in love, ” Narcissus said to himself. Narcissus did not know that many women already loved him. One day Narcissus walked to the deepest part of the woods. “ Oh, what’s that?” he said, as he noticed a small pond. “ I’ve never seen a pond here before. ” “ Oh! Oh! ” Narcissus suddenly cried out.

我希望我能坠入爱河，”纳西索斯对自己说。纳西索斯并不知道许多女人已经爱上了他。 一天，水仙走到树林的最深处。“哦，那是什么？”当他注意到一个小池塘时，他说。“我以前从未在这里见过池塘。” 哦！哦！”纳西索斯突然大叫起来。

For inside the pond was the most beautiful person he had ever seen! “ Where have you been all my life?” he whispered lovingly. Narcissus, of course, was looking at his own reflection in the water. “ Can there be anyone more beautiful than you?” he asked his reflection. “ At last I have finally found my true love. ”

因为池塘里是他见过的最美丽的人！“你一辈子都在哪里？”他慈爱地低声说。 当然，纳西索斯正在看着自己在水中的倒影。“还有比你更美的人吗？” 他问自己的想法。“我终于找到了我的真爱。”

It was almost dark and Narcissus had not returned home. “ He has been gone too long! ” his mother worried. “ I wonder if something has happened to him. ” ” Eating, sleeping? What good is it to me?” Narcissus spoke gently. “ If I can’t be with you, what reason is there to live?” That day Narcissus did not return home.

天快黑了，纳西索斯还没有回家。“他走得太久了！” 他的母亲很担心。“我想知道他是否出了什么事。” 吃饭，睡觉？这对我有什么好处？”纳西索斯说话很温和。 如果我不能和你在一起，还有什么理由活着？”那天纳西索斯没有回家。